Fitzdares Handicap Stakes (Div I) (GBBPlus Race)

17:15 Newbury Fri 18 Sep 2026 1m2f Class 4 Good 10 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Loz Vegas

SPECULATIVE Advised 7/2 Est. 28%

🥈 2ND

Mr Fox says

Loz Vegas (SR:85, 7/2) carries the lightest weight of the main contenders at 9-7 and has steamed in 26% in the market — the strongest mover in the field — suggesting informed money behind a Peter Chapple-Hyam runner whose 14% strike rate is solid and Rossa Ryan (18% career strike rate) is the most accomplished jockey booking here. Although the form string 8-6540 looks modest, the class drop of two tiers (ClassMv:↓2) is a significant competitive advantage, and GoingFit:+ confirms the horse handles today's good ground. The weight edge over River Card (9-10) and Tambora (9-8) matters on good ground at 1m2f, and the sharp market move is not easily dismissed. Each-way alternative: River Card. Main danger: River Card — River Card (SR:92, 15/8) is the highest-rated horse in the field by a clear margin, David Egan is a high-quality booking, and even with an 8% drift the market still has it as favourite — if the untested distance-and-going combination proves no issue, the SR advantage could prove decisive.

Verify· #18446

Full result

Winner: River Card (IRE) at SP 15/8. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 River Card Fox #2 Brian Meehan · David Egan 2/1
2 Loz Vegas Fox #1 Peter Chapple-Hyam · Rossa Ryan 11/4
3 Parlando Ian Williams · Jack Dace(5) 22/1
4 Perfect Scoundrel Amanda Perrett · Robert Havlin 9/1
5 Mythical Bird Fox #4 Hughie Morrison · Hector Crouch 11/1
6 Mohaaraj Richard Hughes · Finley Marsh 16/1
7 Raintown J. S. Moore · David Probert 16/1
8 Gemmari Richard Hannon · Sean Levey 50/1
— Tambora Fox #3 Richard Hannon · Pat Dobbs 7/2
— Accademia Ed Walker · Kieran Shoemark -

Top 4 — how each finished

1 Loz Vegas 7/2 🥈 2ND
2 River Card 15/8 SP 15/8 🏆 WON
3 Tambora 4/1
4 Mythical Bird 10/1 5TH